Queen Street

Work to deliver permanent changes to the road layout in Queen Street in Exeter will get underway next week (w/c Monday 17 April).

The scheme, which is expected to be completed by June, will ensure that temporary changes introduced during the pandemic are made permanent, providing more space and improving safety for the 10,000 people that walk and cycle on Queen Street each day.

Improvements include widening of the southern footway on Queen Street between Northernhay Street and Paul Street as well as a number of other alterations to access on Iron Bridge and Paul Street...

A redesign of Exeter’s Queen Street has been approved, with previously agreed cycle lanes being scrapped.

Last year, councillors agreed to spend £250,000 constructing a layout similar to the current ‘pop-up’ one, which was installed early in 2021 to help with social distancing and to encourage more walking and cycling.

As part of the agreed scheme, approved by the Exeter highways and traffic orders committee (HATOC), the southern pavement opposite the Royal Albert Memorial Museum (RAMM) was due to be widened with two new cycle lanes either side of a single lane for...

By Ollie Heptinstall, Local Democracy Reporter.

Plans previously agreed to make the one-way layout of Exeter’s Queen Street permanent are being scaled back due to “significant increases” in costs.

In January, councillors agreed to spend £250,000 constructing a layout similar to the current ‘pop-up’ one, which was installed early in 2021 to help with social distancing and to encourage more walking and cycling.

As part of the agreed scheme, approved by the Exeter highways and traffic orders committee (HATOC), the southern pavement opposite the Royal Albert...

Overnight resurfacing work will be carried out on Queen Street in Exeter from Monday 19 July.

The full length of the road, including the junction with High Street, will be resurfaced during the six-week scheme.

Queen Street will be closed in sections from 7pm until 6am each night to enable work to be carried out safely and to minimise disruption.

The road will be open as usual at weekends and during the daytime Monday to Friday.

Temporary changes have been introduced to the road layout in Queen Street in Exeter.

The Devon County Council scheme is supporting efforts to encourage safe walking and cycling during the coronavirus pandemic as part of the Government’s Active Travel Fund initiative.

The road has been made one-way (eastbound) between Paul Street and Northernhay Street where it has been narrowed to a single lane of traffic.

The revised layout of Queen Street provides more space for pedestrians on the narrowest section, enabling social distancing to take place in one of the...

Temporary measures are to be introduced in Queen Street in Exeter to provide more space for pedestrians.

The Exeter Highways and Traffic Orders Committee (HATOC) has today approved the £75,000 scheme which will narrow the road to traffic, making it one-way (eastbound) between Paul Street and Northernhay Street. Iron Bridge will be made one way westbound from Paul Street to South of Dinham Road to mitigate the impact of the measures on the St Davids Hill community.

The changes follow a public consultation after concerns were raised over the lack of space for the number of...

Caribbean restaurant and bar, Turtle Bay, are welcoming guests back to their Exeter restaurant from the 23rd July. Bookings are now open for brunch, lunch, dinner or drinks.

With overseas holidays off the agenda for most, the restaurant’s colourful and eclectic interior, beach shack bars, incredible rum cocktails, beautiful soul food and laid back reggae soundtrack provides a tropical escape on your doorstep.

Of course, there have been a few changes made at the restaurants, which have been operationally transformed to become COVID-secure destinations....

As this is a restaurant review you would be forgiven for thinking that I would start with the food.

That, of course, makes perfect sense but what is put on your plate does not a meal-eth make.

The ambience, the décor, the music can all make or break a dining experience, but one of the biggest influences for me is the staff.

And that is a big concern for a lot of restaurant owners in Exeter… because there just isn’t enough talent to go around.

Having knowledge of just how difficult recruitment currently is made our visit to the city’s newest eaterie, Poh,...

Queen Street is a key route into the city and this month has seen that route brightened up with new art work installed with the help of InExeter and the St David's Neighbourhood Partnership.

Illustrator, Aylwyn Bowen is excited to be part of the project saying, “I have a passion for creating images of Exeter’s well known buildings and love to work on projects related to the city. Each panel took approximately 2-3 days to create and I feel that they bring such light and colour to the area.

"I was so pleased to take part in this project as I am a keen supporter of community...

Kelly Jones is the lucky winner of this competition which closed on 23 June 2017.

The correct answer to the question: What do the newly refurbished bedrooms at the Mercure Exeter Rougemont Hotel take inspiration from? was of course, Exeter’s textile industry.

Thank you to everyone who entered.

** THIS COMPETITION IS NOW CLOSED **

Enjoy a relaxing escape with Mercure Hotels, who are offering the chance to win an overnight stay for two including dinner and breakfast at the newly refurbished 4-star Mercure Exeter Rougemont Hotel.

Situated directly...